The History of Pistols

THE FIRST FIREARMS

Jan 1, 1364

This is the first recorded us of Firearms in recorded history. It was a simple stick with a tube attatched. Soldiers put Black powder in the tube, put a projectile in, then put a which in a small hole in the tube. Then they lit the which which came back and ignited the Black Powder, firing the gun

Invention of the Matchlock Pistol

Jan 1, 1400

Matcholock pistols where an important inovation to the Pistol. The gun was now mechanicly fired, as the which was lit when the trigger was pulled. Also the first handles were added

Invention of the Wheel Lock pistol

Jan 1, 1509

Wheel locks changed the design of Pistols. Whicks were replaced with a spinning wheel that created a spark and ignited the powder. They were ussually reserved for only the rich however

Here comes the good old Flink Lock Pistols

Jan 1, 1630

Flint locks were a very important evololution of guns. It opened up the pan and lit the spark at the same time mechanicly. They were also more widly available and cheaper then wheel lock pistols.

The Colt Revolver is invented

Jan 1, 1835

The first pistol that could fire more than one projectiles without reloading. It was one of the most important inventions of the pistol. They were extremly popular and paved the way for future pistols down the road. Also they could be fired in rain, unlike past pistols.

C93 is invented

Jan 1, 1893

The C93 is the first semi-automatic pistol ever. It used recoil to automaticly reload the firing mechanism. Also innovations that it used that were invented before it are; Pre-Fabricated projectiles; Rifled Barrels; and Dual Action. It also used the first magazines in firearms. It was not very popular because of it's clunkiness, but the C96 invented by Mauser 3 years later was and had for the most the same design.